TripAdvisor Reviews Hotel Corte Ongaro Verona

Travel Blogs from Verona

... stop was the amphitheater a truly spectacular sight where they still perform opera and ballet. They really built things to last here!!! Final stop in Verona was the Giardino Giusti gardens which were created at the end of the 15th century and from the top offer a beautiful panorama of Verona. All in all I think Verona has been the place I have enjoyed the most in Italy. Off to Switzerland ...

... to the castel San pietro. The views were stunning the sun was beating down and I even had to take off my coat. Then we headed for the bell tower the torre dei lamberti to climb the 366 steps to the top. Although I didn't make it quite to the very top Nick had to leave me where the bells were because you could see through the final steps to the ground below and it freaked me out!! Not a great lover of heights. Off to the bar now for a well earned ...

Friday 9th Jan - our last full day in Italy. We didn't want to hang around in Milan for the day so we caught the train to Verona, and so glad we did. Verona is a main tourist city that sits on the Adige river. It's popular because of the artistic heritage, roman ruins, fairs and operas. A couple of the major attractions are the Arena and The house of Juliet with that famous balcony featured in Shakespeare's ...

With a short mileage to cover today, we would make the most of it and visit Verona. Our fist stop was a Harley Davidson dealer on the outskirts of the town. It was a pretty big dealership with plenty of Harley branded bits – not just bikes but barbecues, chairs and all sorts of expensive stuff for the enthusiast. It began to rain a bit as we rode away into the city, which was busy but not manic. We managed to find a motorcycle parking ...